The list of mayors of Missoula, Montana begins with the establishment of the town of Missoula in 1883 (incorporated as a city two years later), with Judge Frank H. Woody serving as mayor. In 1883, Missoula used an aldermanic form of government that was approved with the town charter. The city adopted a commission-council form of government in 1911 with the opening of a new city hall, and a council–manager government in 1954, before returning to an aldermanic form of government in 1959. Since January 1, 1997, Missoula has been governed in accordance with the Missoula City Charter, which calls for a mayor-council system of government.
The current system comprises a mayor and city treasurer elected in a citywide vote and twelve city council members who must reside in and are elected from one of six wards with each ward having two council members. All positions are nominally nonpartisan. Council members and the mayor are elected to four-year terms with council-member elections being staggered to allow only one member from each ward to up for re-election. There are no term limits for either position.City of Missoula Charter (1997)
List of mayors Source:
# Name Picture Took office Length of term Additional information1 Frank H. WoodyElected April 19, 188313 months2 Henry C. MyersElected May 23, 188411 months3 Thomas C. Marshall Elected April 13, 18854 monthsResigned August 6, 18854 John Peter SmithAppointed August 6, 188521 months5 Dwight HardingElected May 3, 188712 months6 David D. BogartElected May 7, 188812 months7 John L. SloaneElected May 16, 188912 months8 William KennedyElected May 5, 189012 months9 John M. KeithElected May 4, 189112 months10 Frank G. HigginsElected May 27, 189212 months11 Henry W. McLaughlinElected May 1, 189324 months12 John M. KeithElected May 6, 189524 months13 Frederick C. WebsterElected May 3, 189748 months14 Andrew LoganElected late 1900half-year15 Albert M. StevensElected May 6, 190124 months16M. R. C. SmithElected May 4, 19032 monthsResigned March 11, 190717 Fred C. MorganAppointed March 11, 19072 months18 John M. KeithElected May 6, 190724 months19 Andrew LoganElected May 3, 190924 months20William Henry Reid Elected May 1, 19112 monthsResigned July 7, 191121 John M. EvansAppointed July 16, 191110 months22 James M. RhoadesElected May 6, 191224 months23 Andrew M. GetchelElected May 4, 191424 months24 Herbert T. WilkinsonElected May 1, 191672 months25 William H. BeacomElected May 1, 192248 months26Robert W. KempElected May 3, 192624 months27William H. BeacomElected May 7, 192872 months28Ralph L. ArnoldElected May 10, 193432 monthsResigned January 4, 193729Roy F. HamiltonActing January 4, 19373 months30Dwight M. MasonElected April 13, 1937121 months31Juliet Gregory Elected May 5, 194724 months32Ralph L. StarrElected April 29, 194962 months33James A. HartElected June 28, 195442 months*34Walton R. L. Taylor Jr.City manager*35Alan CuthburtsonCity manager36Alan BradleyElected January 6, 195816 months37Walter A. CashElected May 11, 195924 months38Wes WaldbilligElected May 4, 196124 months39Leonard M. RocheElected May 6, 19633 months40Edward L. ShultsActing August 26, 1963 2 months41Howard R. DixElected November 1, 196342 months42Richard G. ShoupElected May 1, 196738 monthsResigned July 1, 1970*John F. Patterson, Jr.Acting mayor July 1, 19701 week43George TurmanAppointed July 7, 197030 monthsResigned December 31, 197244Robert E. BrownAppointed January 1, 197352 monthsElected May 1, 197345William E. CreggElected May 197778 monthsRe-elected May 198146John H. TooleAppointed December 12, 198325 months47Robert E. LovegroveElected January 1, 198648 months48Daniel Kemmis Elected January 1, 199080 monthsResigned September 3, 199649Mike Kadas Appointed September 3, 1996 112 months Elected January 1, 199850John Engen Elected November 8, 2005200 months Longest serving mayor; died in office* Gwen Jones Acting mayor August 15, 2022 1 month51 Jordan Hess Appointed September 12, 2022 14 months Did not run for election in 202352 Andrea Davis Elected November 7, 2023 currently serving Elected to fill remainder of Engen's term: re-elected November 4, 2025
See also 2025 Missoula mayoral election
References
External links Juliet Gregory Papers (University of Montana Archives)